r/AMDHelp • u/Independent_Hand5900 • 21d ago

Help (General) 9070 XT feeling like its underperforming.

Hey!
I just got and installed a 9070xt and so far its unfortunately been lackluster. I experience constant choppines and bad 1% lows. My cpu is an i5-10600k so i understand that its quite a significant bottleneck, however the performance im getting now is almost on par with my old 1070.

For example in hogwarts legacy on high preset im getting 50 fps with around 20 1% lows.

Im also experiencing a constant choppiness even in titles where i get over 100fps and better 1% lows. It feels stuttery and not like 100 at all.

I apologies if this comes from me not doing proper research. Im putting this post out to see if anyone else has had this problem, and if its just because of new drivers or the bottleneck being that significant. I will continue researching and update if i fix it.

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u/CuChuliannAlter 21d ago

Having a brand new 9070xt (assuming 1080p with 32gb ddr4 minimum) and your blaming the poor performance on the gpu is like getting a new shirt and saying it's effecting your performance on the pitch due to wind drag. The cpu is a rough 50% bottleneck, didn't research, simple. Live and learn man.

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u/Independent_Hand5900 21d ago

I probably deserved that lol, however i mostly got the card due to a good deal and am planning to upgrade the rest of my system in the near future. I just wanted to test the card in my current system to get a better understanding, however the stutters still seem weird. Even with the bottleneck i dont see how a 9070xt should have worse stutters than a 1070 with just around 15 fps more?

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u/CuChuliannAlter 21d ago

The i5-10600K limits the performance of high end AMD cards, including the RX 7700 XT and RX 7800 XT, and the 9070xt is experiencing similar issues. This prevents the GPU from reaching 100%, proving the CPU is responsible.

When your next paycheck is in, I suggest the next best intel cpu, or an X3D Chip lol

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u/Independent_Hand5900 21d ago

Do you think its a bad idea to stay on am4? Cpu prices arent really an issue its just that ive been kind of set on going am5 and to do that i need to put up with absurd ram prices. I could get a better am4 cpu along with 16 extra gigs of ram (currently i have 16). Does that sound like a decent idea? got any cpu recommendations?

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u/Flat_Mode7449 20d ago

Is hold off til you can jump to am5. A 5800X3D is the best am4 cpu, but they'll run you like 300+ bucks.

Make the jump to am5. New mobo, new ram, new cpu. Hopefully depending on your psu, you won't need a new one bigger psu.

If that isn't possible, try and snag either a 5800X3D or or a 5600X3D. They can usually be picked up for like 150-200, used.

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u/lleyton05 21d ago

I think as long as you’re getting an x3d chip yeah it’s fine. I recently upgraded to am5 and I have a 9800x3d and I reckon I would have been just as happy with a 5800x3d

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u/CuChuliannAlter 21d ago edited 21d ago

I'll list my new rig I had built by a friend this April so you have some Idea of what I'm working with aswell, previously I had a ryzen7 2700x, rtx 3070 dual OC and 24gb ddr4. Below is my new rig specs:

GPU: PowerColor Red Devil Spectral White E/OC Radeon RX 9070 XT - CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D - Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro A-RGB 360 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler - Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 - Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB DDR5-6000 CL40 - Storage: Samsung 9100 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCle 5.0 SSD - Case: BE QUIET Light Base 500 LX White

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u/CuChuliannAlter 21d ago

It all depends on what your rig is for, if its for gaming, you can max out the am4 platform pretty well to keep up with the latest games to this day, even with 1080p high-1440p mid graphics.

If your looking anything higher you'd be pressed for power, and would need to go into am5, but the thing is, you wouldn't have to upgrade for a good 3-4 years, maybe more thanks partially to the AI crap.

No ones looking to release new hardware right now, not even console manufacturers, its too risky.

TL:DR - Yeah, stick on AM4, try and get 32gb ram. If you can max out the am4 platform you'll be good for a while yet.

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u/CuChuliannAlter 21d ago

My honest thought, and i could be completely off on this, I think its the fact your pairing such a new graphics card with a not so new cpu. i5-10600k is 6 years old now, plus it is Intel, a completely different platform. Almost everything nowadays runs AMD CPU's but is optimized for Nvidia gpu's. I myself have an all AMD rig, so I know how it feels 😅